- Breaking News: * 9 still hospitalized after Connecticut train collision * Oxbow wins Preakness Stakes * Greene: When May 19 became the day of darkness * NTSB examining 'fractured rail' in Connecticut train collision * Pedrosa conquers wet conditions at Le Mans to claim title lead * Car plows into parade crowd, trapping some under it * Police gunfire killed Hofstra University student, official says * Beckham plays final home match to tears and cheers * Report: North Korea launches fourth short-range missile * Hero cop, who sat next to the first lady, charged with rape * The gay footballer who chose freedom over 'constructed prison' * Police: Pakistani politician, who alleged vote rigging, killed * Opposition: Syrian army targets rebel-held city * And the winning numbers for largest Powerball jackpot are ... * Turkish protesters clash with police in bomb-hit border town * Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest * And the winning numbers for largest Powerball jackpot are ... * Apartment complex searched days after Spokane ricin scare * Sectarian violence erupts anew in Iraq * At least 10 terror suspects dead in Nigerian military offensive * New York slaying considered bias attack * Dispatcher: 50 injured after car plows into parade-goers in Virginia * Plane lands without landing gear at Newark * Trust your memory? Maybe you shouldn't * Opinion: What Obama must say to African-American grads * Cloning stem cells: What does it mean? * Nadal dismisses Djokovic's conqueror Berdych to reach Rome final * Deadly storms rip through Texas * 'Traumatic day': Residents return to tornado-devastated neighborhood * Bayern give Heynckes winning Bundesliga farewell; Dortmund slip up * France signs same-sex marriage bill into law * Police: Man who fired blanks on Cannes set 'wanted to change world' * 'Please don't let me go' Cleveland kidnap victim told officers * Opinion: If democracy dies, we will have killed it * Opinion: 'Neighbors': Both anonymous and intimate * From history to Hollywood, Los Angeles mayoral race offers it all * Mourinho: "Worst season of my career" * Actor Edward Furlong hides, then is arrested by California police * After the storm: 'I thought that lady was gonna die in my truck' * Request to photograph Boston bombing suspect denied * Opinion: What Angelina Jolie forgot to mention * Report: North Korea launches short-range missiles * Flesh-eating bacteria amputee Aimee Copeland uses new bionic hands * Cannes Chaos: Man fires blanks, sends actors, onlookers running * Bright explosion on moon visible from Earth, NASA says * Police: 'People of interest' identified in UK girl's '07 disappearance * JR lights world's invisible faces * Hofstra student killed in home invasion * Movin' on up: Celebrity homes * Movin' on up: Celebrity homes
- Breaking News: * 9 still hospitalized after Connecticut train collision * Oxbow wins Preakness Stakes * Greene: When May 19 became the day of darkness * NTSB examining 'fractured rail' in Connecticut train collision * Pedrosa conquers wet conditions at Le Mans to claim title lead * Car plows into parade crowd, trapping some under it * Police gunfire killed Hofstra University student, official says * Beckham plays final home match to tears and cheers * Report: North Korea launches fourth short-range missile * Hero cop, who sat next to the first lady, charged with rape * The gay footballer who chose freedom over 'constructed prison' * Police: Pakistani politician, who alleged vote rigging, killed * Opposition: Syrian army targets rebel-held city * And the winning numbers for largest Powerball jackpot are ... * Turkish protesters clash with police in bomb-hit border town * Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest * And the winning numbers for largest Powerball jackpot are ... * Apartment complex searched days after Spokane ricin scare * Sectarian violence erupts anew in Iraq * At least 10 terror suspects dead in Nigerian military offensive * New York slaying considered bias attack * Dispatcher: 50 injured after car plows into parade-goers in Virginia * Plane lands without landing gear at Newark * Trust your memory? Maybe you shouldn't * Opinion: What Obama must say to African-American grads * Cloning stem cells: What does it mean? * Nadal dismisses Djokovic's conqueror Berdych to reach Rome final * Deadly storms rip through Texas * 'Traumatic day': Residents return to tornado-devastated neighborhood * Bayern give Heynckes winning Bundesliga farewell; Dortmund slip up * France signs same-sex marriage bill into law * Police: Man who fired blanks on Cannes set 'wanted to change world' * 'Please don't let me go' Cleveland kidnap victim told officers * Opinion: If democracy dies, we will have killed it * Opinion: 'Neighbors': Both anonymous and intimate * From history to Hollywood, Los Angeles mayoral race offers it all * Mourinho: "Worst season of my career" * Actor Edward Furlong hides, then is arrested by California police * After the storm: 'I thought that lady was gonna die in my truck' * Request to photograph Boston bombing suspect denied * Opinion: What Angelina Jolie forgot to mention * Report: North Korea launches short-range missiles * Flesh-eating bacteria amputee Aimee Copeland uses new bionic hands * Cannes Chaos: Man fires blanks, sends actors, onlookers running * Bright explosion on moon visible from Earth, NASA says * Police: 'People of interest' identified in UK girl's '07 disappearance * JR lights world's invisible faces * Hofstra student killed in home invasion * Movin' on up: Celebrity homes * Movin' on up: Celebrity homes
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DEA agent shoots suspect outside Th...DEA agent shoots suspect outside The Houstonian Hotel
One suspect was sent to the hospital after being shot by an agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration Saturday afternoon near the Houstonian Hotel, police said.Winning Powerball ticket sold in Fl...Winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida; view Saturday's numbers
A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million.Inspectors continue search for susp...Inspectors continue search for suspect in postal carrier slaying
Law enforcement agents from around the country have been looking for 36-year-old James Wayne Ham. Postal inspectors said he is the lead suspect in the investigation into the slaying of 52-year-old Marie Youngblood.Deputies search for suspect in conn...Deputies search for suspect in connection with shooting at north Houston restaurant
Homicide investigators are looking into the shooting death of a man at a Vietnamese restaurant Saturday afternoon in north Houston, deputies said.Houston Forecast: Warm, humid weeke...Houston Forecast: Warm, humid weekend continues
The summer-like temperatures will continue Sunday, so make sure you drink plenty of water if you have to be outside this weekend, KHOU 11 News Meteorologist Mario Gomez.Oxbow upsets Orb in PreaknessOxbow upsets Orb in Preakness
Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown.
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- Crusade over shoddy drug tests
Crusade over shoddy drug tests
Review one lawyer's fight vs. Harris County probation officials.
DEA agent fires at suspect in Hous...DEA agent fires at suspect in Houstonian parking lot
Houston Police Department officials said that a Drug Enforcement Administration task force arrived at the employee parking lot of the hotel during an investigation of several suspects. HPD will continue investigating in conjunction with the Harris County District Attorney's office. City targets 39 blighted buildings...City targets 39 blighted buildings on Demolition Day
With a sharp crunch that brought children into their front yards to watch, the house, and then the garage behind it, fell under the teeth of a backhoe Saturday, the centerpiece of Mayor Annise Parker's fourth annual Demolition Day. Though members of the Houston Contractors Association have been donating their time, labor and materials to help bring down blighted properties since the 1980s, Parker has grouped many such demolitions into one day to raise awareness of the "cancer" eating away at some neighborhoods from within, as blighted properties enable prostitution and drug use. Another 97 structures have gone through complex legal proceedings - which include owners ignoring multiple demands to secure their properties - and are slated to be razed by the end of July, officials said. "There's an elementary school right down the street from here, so kids have to walk past this house every day," Davis said. Richard Peltier, president of the Houston Contractors Association, said his crew will leave the wrecked house in a pile and put a safety fence around the site.
Man killed in possible drug-relate...Man killed in possible drug-related shooting
A Houston man was shot while driving his pickup truck and crashed into a home east of downtown at about 11 p.m. Thursday night. Houston police said Chris Roberts, 47, stopped outside some vacant houses in the 3400 block of Pease, an area police said is known for drug deals, when he was approached by several men. Gunman sought in Vietnamese restau...Gunman sought in Vietnamese restaurant shooting
Two Asian males sat down at a table at the restaurant at 11347 Veterans Memorial Drive around 12:30 p.m. One of the men left to go to the bathroom. Upon returning from the bathroom, he pulled a pistol from his waistband and shot the victim one time and fled, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Department.
Dreaming of a Powerball jackpot...Dreaming of a Powerball jackpot
What is likely to be a record jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing has inspired some amusing thoughts and photos on social media.
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- J.C. Penney Swings To Loss
J.C. Penney Swings To Loss
J.C. Penney Co., under major pricing and merchandising changes, swung to a bigger-than-expected first-quarter loss and said Tuesday it no longer expects to meet its previous profit forecast for the year as it sees more restructuring charges.
3 of TX Supreme Court Face Re-elect...3 of TX Supreme Court Face Re-election
Three members of the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court face re-election this year, but two will have to survive primary opponents who accuse the court of becoming too pro-business.
Researcher: Plant Remembers, AdaptsResearcher: Plant Remembers, Adapts
Researchers say they've shown that certain plants have smarts during dry times.
Perry: Tuition Freeze Sent Good Mes...Perry: Tuition Freeze Sent Good Message
Gov. Rick Perry isn't saying whether he approves of the University of Texas at Austin president whose job was reported to be in jeopardy.
Rep. Puts Chief of Staff on LeaveRep. Puts Chief of Staff on Leave
U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has placed her longtime chief of staff on administrative leave.
Teen Pleads Guilty in Student's Dea...Teen Pleads Guilty in Student's Death
A Central Texas teenager has pleaded guilty to murder in the 2011 Waco drive-by fatal shooting of another youth.
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- Houston demolishes dozens of nuisan...
Houston demolishes dozens of nuisance buildings
Some Houston neighborhoods got a makeover on Saturday, courtesy of some big machines. It was Demolition Day in the cityHCSO: Sergeant killed by suspected ...HCSO: Sergeant killed by suspected drunk driver
Investigators say the sergeant was on his way back home at the time of the accident on North Shepherd near West Little YorkTriathletes push themselves to the ...Triathletes push themselves to the limit today in The Woodlands
In The Woodlands, triathletes will push their limits in today's ironman competitionSuspect dead, victim injured during...Suspect dead, victim injured during attempted robbery shootout
An attempted robbery just outside of downtown Houston erupted into a gunfight that left one suspect dead and the victim injuredStar Trek shuttle craft to be displ...Star Trek shuttle craft to be displayed in Houston
The Star Trek shuttlecraft Galileo is landing in Houston to be displayed not far from NASA's Mission Control, which may have been able to help Mr. Spock all those years agoMan remains on the run after robber...Man remains on the run after robbery, chase in north Houston
Police are still searching for a man accused of robbing people at gunpoint and leading them on a chase in north Houston.
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- GHP CEO Bob Harvey dishes on Housto...
GHP CEO Bob Harvey dishes on Houston's image problem
Bob Harvey told me Wednesday labor pains aren?t the only workforce issues Houston has to deal with.
Despite media outlets like the New York Times and Forbes pointing out how cool Houston is, the Petro Metro has an image problem, said Harvey, chairman and CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership.
When the partnership was reaching out to the market to raise money for Opportunity Houston 2.0, Harvey added, employers and boosters said three issues kept them up at night.
The first: ?The image of?ClearCorrect: Judge's ruling won't ...ClearCorrect: Judge's ruling won't impact business
Houston-based ClearCorrect's business won't be impacted by a judge's ruling that aims to block the company's U.S. imports, Chief Marketing Officer Anthony Penketh said.
"This has no affect on our business at all," Penketh told me. "Nothing changes with our operations at all. We carry on."
U.S. International Trade Commission Judge Robert Rogers said ClearCorrect violated San Jose, Calif.-based Align Technology Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ALGN) patent rights. Rogers found that ClearCorrect infringed six patents?Air China deals with some turbulenc...Air China deals with some turbulence concerning Houston flight
Air China is experiencing some bumps along the pathway of implementing its new Houston ? Beijing flight.
In January, the airline revealed ? to much local fanfare ? plans to launch the new Houston route, which is scheduled to begin flying out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) July 12. The flight is to be Air China?s first new U.S. route in years.
However, during a recent conversation with Zhihang Chi, vice president and general manager of Air China North America, he noted that?Houston Aeros, thanks for all the h...Houston Aeros, thanks for all the hockey memories
Millions of eyes will be on the Houston Aeros this weekend. No, not the team that takes to the ice at Toyota Center to begin its final playoff run before leaving town for good ? the one that put Houston on the world?s hockey map.
After spending Saturday night glued to their sets watching Hockey Night in Canada, TV viewers north of the border will all tune in Sunday for the debut of ?Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story.?
The movie focuses on Gordie Howe?s second life as a hockey superstar?Neurologist shortage to double with...Neurologist shortage to double within decade, study says
We often hear of the shortage of primary care physicians in this country, but a study in the online issue of Neurology says a projected shortage of neurologists in the U.S. will nearly double by 2025.
For patients, this would translate into longer wait times and more difficulty finding a neurologist, according to the report. Currently, the U.S. could use 11 percent more neurologists to meet needs, but by 2025 the number is expected to grow to 19 percent.
Dr. Charles Gay, medical director of the?Strong economy opens door to franch...Strong economy opens door to franchising opportunities
Given today?s economic uncertainty, there are many Houstonians who are not exactly sure what their financial future has in store for them. If you find yourself looking to diversify investments or considering your next professional move, please continue reading.
The Houston economy is doing well. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, the U.S. January 2013 unemployment rate was 8.5 percent, and Houston fared far better at 6.7 percent ? Midland was the top metropolitan performer?
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- Pacers stuff Knicks in six
Pacers stuff Knicks in six
INDIANAPOLIS - Lance Stephenson scored a playoff career-high 25 points and led a late 11-2 run Saturday night, leading the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks, 106-99 and into the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2004. The New York native also had 10 rebounds and the Pacers were spurred by the return of point guard George Hill two days after he was diagnosed with a concussion. The Pacers rallied after Roy Hibbert blocked Anthony's dunk attempt and Stephenson scored on a layup that started the decisive spurt. The Pacers blew 10-point leads in the second and third quarters and after controlling most of the game suddenly found themselves playing catch-up in the fourth quarter when Chris Copeland made back-to-back 3-pointers to give New York an 89-86 lead with 9:01 to play.
Cisnero?s strong relief perform...Cisnero?s strong relief performance keeps Pirates at bay
PITTSBURGH ? First, there was the beer-and-shaving-cream postgame celebration in the shower. Then former perfect-game winner and current Astros bullpen coach Dennis Martinez tossed over the game ball while the rookie pitcher was still confidently answering questions from the media. The Astros fought back to edge the Pirates 4-2 Saturday in an 11th-inning victory during in an interleague matchup at PNC Park. The 12-31 club wouldn?t have made it to the 10th without righthanded reliever Jose Cisnero, who threw 3 2/3 sharp innings of two-hit, no-run ball, striking out five and walking just one while earning the first victory of his career. ?In the ninth inning, I say, ?This is [...] NCAA softball: Texas, A&M reach re...NCAA softball: Texas, A&M reach regional finals
AUSTIN - Texas set a school record for runs in an NCAA Tournament game, routing South Carolina 11-2 in five innings on Saturday to advance to the regional final. Texas A&M eliminated a five-run deficit in the last two innings, earning a spot in the regional finals with a 6-5 win over Baylor in College Station.
Deer Park advances to Class 5A Reg...Deer Park advances to Class 5A Region III championship
Haley Harrison, who had two RBI doubles Saturday, said having that role has helped the Lady Deer. Cinco Ranch (29-9) took an early 1-0 lead after a Deer Park throwing error in the third inning. Payton McBride hit a three-run homer and Harrison added a two RBI double later to give the Lady Deer all they needed. [...] thanks to Harrison's second RBI double, Deer Park took a three-run lead to the home half of the seventh.
Extra inning: Astros? Bedard se...Extra inning: Astros? Bedard sets season high in innings, says he?ll ?never quit?
PITTSBURGH — Every time it appears Erik Bedard’s career is edging toward completion, the 34-year-old lefthander reminds baseball he still belongs on the mound. Bedard was crucial to the Astros’ 4-2 11th-inning victory against the Pirates on Saturday at PNC Park, allowing just two runs and seven hits in six innings. Bedard’s previous season-high for innings was five, and he turned the ball over to four Astros relievers (Edgar Gonzalez, Wesley Wright, Jose Cisnero, Jose Veras), who held Pittsburgh to two hits and no runs in five frames. Bedard was banished to the bullpen May 5. He gave up 22 hits and 17 runs in 11 1/3 combined innings from [...] Mills, Dulles oust Deer Park in Re...Mills, Dulles oust Deer Park in Region III-5A playoffs
Pettitte struck out 10 and threw 121 pitches before being lifted with two outs in the seventh inning. The Vikings senior also did his part at the plate with a single and a run-scoring double. Dulles scored single runs in five of the first six innings and added two more in the seventh.
